Another Chance for the Luna Queen by Aurora Starling

Chapter 0297

Ella POV

Alexander looked at me expectantly, his question hanging heavily in the air between us. Panic raced through me as 1 tried to think of a way to respond that would defuse the situation, but nothing came to me.

I laughed uneasily.

* supposed to be the one asking the questions," I said. "Before we even spoke to Dr. McIntyre, you promised me you'd explain what was going on. But now you're deflecting."

"You're the one deflecting," Alexander countered. "I need to know about that list. I need you to explain how you know those people."

"They're friends of David's," I said, natrowing my eyes at him. "Why are you acting so strange about this?" He stared at me unblinkingly, as if weighing my words. A frustrated knot tightened in my chest. Alexander had been acting strangely himself lately. I knew he was hiding things-things I needed to know.

He kept saying he'd come clean, then always found an excuse not to.

If I was being honest, it made me angry. But more than that, I was exhausted.

from juggling two different lives in my head. Exhausted from the fact that no one truly understood what was

"Ella, those men are very dangerous people. I need to know how you're

panicked as his words sank in. I'd messed up. I only knew those names because of the original timeline, but I couldn't explain that. I had to

I asked. "And yet you expect me to

that I understand how you know those men. Ella, they are dangerous people. If

dropped lower, sharper. "I can tell you're hiding things. You keep making little slip-ups, saying things you shouldn't know.

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wide-eyed. For a brief, incredulous moment,

say the exact same thing to you," I shot back. "How do you know who they are? What do you

to anger. He closed his eyes and took a deep breath. When he

when the time is

it would be a mistake to let my emotions get out of hand. Half of what I was feeling

“Let's talk

argue, but after a brief hesitation, he